History Film / TheWolfman2010

** Max Von Sydow's DeletedRole (still present in the director's cut) implies that the [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beast_of_G%C3%A9vaudan Beast of Gévaudan]] was a werewolf.

* WeirdMoon: Subverted: The time between each transformation is roughly 28 days apart.

* TheseHandsHaveKilled / BloodOnTheseHands: Lawrence the morning after his first transformation. ''"You've done terrible things..."''

* OrWasItADream?: Did Gwen really visit Lawrence in the Asylum or was she just a hallucination?

* MenAreTheExpendableGender: A big offender; dozens of men are killed and messily dismembered on screen while the very few female deaths are merely implied. [[spoiler: Or, in the case of Lawrence's mother played for maximum tragedy and horror as against the {{Gorn}} the male victims go through.]] \\
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A particularly bad example occurs in a deleted scene, in which the werewolf hears a blind woman giving a singing performance and goes to investigate. As he approaches the singer, a man grabs him by the wrist, thinking he's another guest (the performance is also a costume party). It makes sense that the werewolf would freak out and kill the guy for that, given how crazy we see werewolves are. Then we get all of the guests running away, leaving the blind singer alone and confused, not knowing who the growling person in front of her is. She starts touching the werewolf's face ''and he doesn't do a thing to her''! In fact, he doesn't move until Aberline shoots at him through a window! The singer is left entirely untouched.

* {{Badass}}: Aberline. But then again, when has Hugo Weaving ever played anything '''but''' a [[VForVendetta bad]][[Film/TheMatrix ass]]?

* [[spoiler: AndThenJohnWasAZombie]]: Aberline.

* DaddyHadAGoodReasonForAbandoningYou: [[spoiler: He didn't want you to out him about being a werewolf and on inadvertently killing your mommy.]]

The remake of ''Film/TheWolfMan1941'', released in 2010 and starring Benicio Del Toro. A PragmaticAdaptation and more of an {{Homage}} to its predecessor, some of the most noticeable differences from the original are that it's now set in [[VictorianBritain 1891 England]] as opposed to [[TheForties 1940s]] Wales, and is also much [[DarkerAndEdgier darker]] and more [[BloodierAndGorier violent]] than its counterpart.

* TonightSomeoneDies: It's never actually said, but it's strongly implied that someone ain't living to see the end of this movie.

* InterruptedCooldownHug: [[spoiler:Gwen was giving a CooldownHug to Lawrence in the end, but that angry mob just had to come by and ruin everything.]]

* TimeLapse: The film is guilty of probably using one too many time lapses of the sky and moon. Although the majority are used as a part of a TimePassesMontage.

* WhiteShirtOfDeath: Played for full horrific effect when Lawrence wakes up after his first transformation. The white shirt he was wearing was ''quite'' messy.

* [[spoiler:LetThemDieHappy: Lawrence dies in the end, but he stays alive for a few moments to reassure and thank Gwen for "setting him free." However, he dies before learning that he has bitten Aberline cursed him as well. He could also be happy from realizing that since he was still alive to that point meant he had succeeded in defeating his father, meaning neither of them will hurt anyone again. However, this only makes the ending more tragic when we find out what becomes of Aberline.]]

* HeWhoFightsMonsters: [[spoiler:Aberline spends most of the movie bent on killing Lawrence, but in the end he's bitten by Lawrence and it's implied the curse has been passed on to him.]]

* [[spoiler:LetThemDieHappy: Lawrence dies in the end, but he stays alive for a few moments to reassure and thank Gwen for "setting him free." However, he dies before learning that he has bitten Aberline and that he may very well be cursed as well. He could also be happy from realizing that since he was still alive to that point meant he had succeeded in defeating his father, meaning neither of them will hurt anyone again. However, this only makes the ending more tragic when we find out what becomes of Aberline.]]

* NiceJobBreakingItHero: [[spoiler:Gwen stops Aberline from shooting Lawrence, which in turn causes him to get bitten. However, this really didn't do much good since Gwen ended up shooting Lawrence herself in the end. Although, she's somewhat justified since she was still convinced she could reach Lawrence, and well... [[IKnowYouAreInThereSomewhereFight she was right]]. Plus, she probably figured that Lawrence would have finished off Aberline instead of chasing after her instead.]]

** Abberline is a new character, added to serve as a sort of an AntiVillain.

* [[AlwaysSaveTheGirl Always Save The Guy]]: Gwen's actions [[spoiler: in protecting Lawrence from Abberline are understandable, but she is also putting the ''chance'' that he can be cured above the likelihood that he will kill again (and in fact Lawrence ''does'' end up infecting someone directly because of her.)]]
* [[spoiler: AndThenJohnWasAZombie]]: Abberline.

* {{Badass}}: Abberline. But then again, when has Hugo Weaving ever played anything '''but''' a [[VForVendetta bad]][[Film/TheMatrix ass]]?

* ExcuseMeComingThrough: A more humorous moment in the film where Abberline invades a house and interrupts an in-progress violin recital in order to catch up to Lawrence during his London rampage.

* GodHelpUsAll: Inspector Abberline upon the seeing the Wolfman escape a barrage of gunfire during the London rampage.

* HeWhoFightsMonsters: [[spoiler:Abberline spends most of the movie bent on killing Lawrence, but in the end he's bitten by Lawrence and it's implied the curse has been passed on to him.]]
* HistoricalDomainCharacter: Abberline is a fictionalized version of the real life [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inspector_Aberline Inspector Frederick Abberline]].

* HorrorStruck: Lawrence is initially skeptical to being a werewolf and towards werewolves in general, until, you know, he actually '''become''' one. Played a little more straight with [[spoiler:Abberline]].

* InASingleBound: Lawrence quite impressively clears a police blockade in a single leap, much to Abberline's dismay.
* InspectorJavert: Inspector Abberline, appropriately enough.

* JackTheRipper: It's mentioned that Abberline was in charge of the Ripper case before being assigned to Blackmoor. [[HistoricalInJoke Historically]], he [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frederick_Abberline was]].

* [[spoiler:LetThemDieHappy: Lawrence dies in the end, but he stays alive for a few moments to reassure and thank Gwen for "setting him free." However, he dies before learning that he has bitten Abberline and that he may very well be cursed as well. He could also be happy from realizing that since he was still alive to that point meant he had succeeded in defeating his father, meaning neither of them will hurt anyone again. However, this only makes the ending more tragic when we find out what becomes of Abberline.]]

A particularly bad example occurs in a deleted scene, in which the werewolf hears a blind woman giving a singing performance and goes to investigate. As he approaches the singer, a man grabs him by the wrist, thinking he's another guest (the performance is also a costume party). It makes sense that the werewolf would freak out and kill the guy for that, given how crazy we see werewolves are. Then we get all of the guests running away, leaving the blind singer alone and confused, not knowing who the growling person in front of her is. She starts touching the werewolf's face ''and he doesn't do a thing to her''! In fact, he doesn't move until Abberline shoots at him through a window! The singer is left entirely untouched.

* NiceJobBreakingItHero: [[spoiler:Gwen stops Abberline from shooting Lawrence, which in turn causes him to get bitten. However, this really didn't do much good since Gwen ended up shooting Lawrence herself in the end. Although, she's somewhat justified since she was still convinced she could reach Lawrence, and well... [[IKnowYouAreInThereSomewhereFight she was right]]. Plus, she probably figured that Lawrence would have finished off Abberline instead of chasing after her instead.]]

* NiceJobBreakingItHero: [[spoiler: Gwen stops Abberline from shooting Lawrence, thus causing him to be bitten and cursed to become a werewolf. Made worse that she eventually shoots Lawrence herself in self-defense.]]

* SequelHook: [[spoiler:Lawrence Talbot bites Inspector Abberline.]]

* TravellingAtTheSpeedOfPlot: In preparation for the climax, Lawrence, Gwen, and Inspector Abberline all travel from London to the village, leaving at roughly the same time. Lawrence is on foot and seems to be keeping away from the roads. Gwen is on horseback. Abberline is in a horse-drawn carriage with several other policemen. They all arrive on the same day.

* {{Badass}}/BadassNormal: Abberline. But then again, when has Hugo Weaving ever played anything '''but''' a [[VForVendetta bad]][[Film/TheMatrix ass]]?

* AdaptationExpansion: The 2010 version explores a very different side of the relationship between Lawrence and his father as well as the psychological aspects the 1941 version wanted to do intentionally.
** Gwen and Lawrence's romance gets a little more foundation than in the original, mostly because this time around Gwen doesn't exactly have a living fiancé.
*** It also does away with the creepy stalker undertones that took hold of the beginning of their relationship in the original.

** We actually get to ''see'' Lawrence's brother and mother, who only received a passing mention in the original.
*** Albeit, we only see either of them [[WeHardlyKnewYe very briefly.]]

* AffablyEvil: [[spoiler: Sir John turns out to be quite evil indeed...but dang! is he suave.]]
** [[spoiler: He ''is'' played by Hannibal Lector, after all, the ''king'' of Affably Evil]]

* AllJustADream: Lawrence has quite a few hallucinations while recovering from his nasty little bite.
** Also the hallucinations in the asylum.

* [[spoiler: AndThenJohnWasAZombie]]: Abberline

* {{Badass}}/BadassNormal: Abberline. But then again, when has Hugo Weaving ever played anything '''but''' a [[VForVendetta bad]][[Film/TheMatrix ass]]
** ''TheAdventuresOfPriscillaQueenOfTheDesert''?
*** Well, recently.

* BattleButler: Sir John's butler, Singh, is armed to the teeth with silver bullets and other monster-killing devices.
** [[spoiler: Didn't do him much good in the end though...]]
** [[spoiler: Also he loses points for not realizing the silver bullets are sabotaged]]

* BetterToDieThanBeKilled: Averted. During one of Lawrence's rampages, he chases one of his hunters into a bog. Trapped, the hunter fires his revolver at Lawrence. It doesn't work, and the hunter attempts to shoot himself. Turns out that he spent his six on the beast, and gets graphically decapitated instead.

* BloodFromTheMouth: One of the more squicky parts of the werewolf transformation. What? You think those pointy teeth just poof into your mouth?!
** Might also possibly be from internal organs shifting around and what not...

* CompositeCharacter: [[spoiler: Sir John Talbot]] replaces the Gypsy's son, Bela, [[spoiler:as the werewolf who gives Lawrence his curse.]]
** Also, Ben Talbot replaces Frank Andrews as Gwen's fiancé.

* DarkAndTroubledPast: You've had quite a nice little messed up childhood, haven't you, Lawrence? What with witnessing your mother's death and all.
** Then being sent to a mad-house where you underwent all sorts of nasty treatments and then shipped off to live with a distant relative in America.
* DeathByAdaptation :[[spoiler: Sir John]]

* DeathByIrony: Dr. Hannigan claims that Lawrence will no more likely change into a werewolf than he is likely to sprout wings and fly out the window!
** Well, he doesn't sprout wings at any rate...

* EroticDream: Err, Somewhat. During one of Lawrence's hallucinations in the asylum, we see a back-naked Gwen for a few moments.
** Probably {{Foreshadowing}} to his growing feelings toward her and a possible subconscious desire to be with her.
* EvilDetectingDog: More like "Evil Detecting Horses", in this case.
** Also evil detecting bear and evil detecting deer. Ironically averted by the single one dog (it ''always'' growls at Lawrence, well before he is infected, while it is completely oblivious to the original werewolf [[spoiler: because he is its owner]])
* ExcuseMeComingThrough: A more humorous moment in the film where Abberline invades a house and interrupts an in-progress violin recital in order to catch up to Lawrence during his London rampage

* FakeMemories:[[spoiler: As a child, Lawrence's memories of his mother's death were re-formed during his time in the asylum so he would believe that his mother killed herself and concealed his real memories of his werewolf father tearing her throat out.]]

* [[spoiler: GainaxEnding: Sorta...It's more of a really ambiguous [[{{Cliffhanger}} cliffhanger ending]] ]]
* GlowingEyesOfDoom: When Lawrence begins his first transformation, his father moves into the shadows, with his eyes creepily glowing in the darkness - albeit only for a moment.

* HannibalLecture: From [[spoiler:Sir [[SilenceOfTheLambs John Talbot]], appropriately enough]]

* HerrDoctor: Dr. Hannigan
* HeWhoFightsMonsters: [[spoiler: Abberline spends most of the movie bent on killing Lawrence, but in the end he's bitten by Lawrence and it's implied the curse has been passed on to him.]]

* HorrorStruck: Larry is initially skeptical to being a werewolf and towards werewolves in general, until, you know, he actually '''become''' one.
** Played a little more straight with Abberline.
* IllKillYou:
-->'''Lawrence Talbot:''' I will kill '''ALL OF YOU'''!'''
** Oddly enough, it's [[PlayingWithATrope almost a subversion]]. [[LargeHam Despite the delivery]], Lawrence is [[CassandraTruth trying to warn]] the assembled doctors that he's a dire threat, rather than making a promise of revenge.
** Played straight with Lawrence to [[spoiler: his father when he learns he was the werewolf who bit him '''AND''' killed his mother and brother]]

* InASingleBound: Larry quite impressively clears a police blockade in a single leap, much to Abberline's dismay.

* InterruptedCooldownHug: [[spoiler: Gwen was giving a CooldownHug to Lawrence in the end, but that angry mob just had to come by and ruin everything.]]

* ItsPersonal: Larry in relation to [[spoiler:his own father, who is revealed to have killed his wife and oldest son and bit Larry, thus spreading the curse to him.]]

* [[spoiler: LetThemDieHappy: Lawrence dies in the end, but he stays alive for a few moments to reassure and thank Gwen for "setting him free." However, he dies before learning that he has bitten Abberline and that he may very well be cursed as well.]]
** [[spoiler: He could also be happy from realizing that since he was still alive to that point meant he had succeeded in defeating his father, meaning neither of them will hurt anyone again. However, this only makes the [[DownerEnding ending more tragic]] when we find out what becomes of Abberline.]]
* LikeFatherLikeSon: [[spoiler: Lawrence's father is the werewolf who bit him, and in turn, passed his werewolf curse on to him.]]

* MadnessMontage: Did we mention all the hallucinations poor Lawrence has?

* MenAreTheExpendableGender: A big offender; dozens of men are killed and messily dismembered on screen while the very few female deaths are merely implied. [[spoiler: Or, in the case of Lawrence's mother played for maximum tragedy and horror as against the {{Gorn}} the male victims go through.]]
** A particularly bad example occurs in a deleted scene, in which the werewolf hears a blind woman giving a singing performance and goes to investigate. As he approaches the singer, a man grabs him by the wrist, thinking he's another guest (the performance is also a costume party). It makes sense that the werewolf would freak out and kill the guy for that, given how crazy we see werewolves are. Then we get all of the guests running away, leaving the blind singer alone and confused, not knowing who the growling person in front of her is. She starts touching the werewolf's face ''and he doesn't do a thing to her''! In fact, he doesn't move until Abberline shoots at him through a window! The singer is left entirely untouched.

* MindScrew/ WhatDoYouMeanItsNotSymbolic?: Did Gwen really visit Lawrence in the asylum? Or did Sir John for that matter? Is there some hidden symbolism behind the razor and all the candles everywhere?! Plus all the symbolism and foreshadowing in the hallucination sequences.
** [[WildMassGuessing Perhaps Lawrence just imagined the whole movie!]]
* MoralDissonance: [[spoiler: Gwen stops Abberline from shooting Lawrence, which in turn causes him to get bitten. However, this really didn't do much good since Gwen ended up shooting Lawrence herself in the end. Although, she's somewhat justified since she was still convinced she could reach Lawrence, and well...[[IKnowYouAreInThereSomewhereFight she was right]]. Plus, she probably figured that Lawrence would have finished off Abberline instead of chasing after her instead.]]
** [[spoiler: It might be more of a NiceJobBreakingItHero -- Abberline getting cursed ''is'' directly her fault and presumably she's going to feel guilty about it, but it's not like she ''deliberately'' [[IncrediblyLamePun threw Abberline to the wolves]]. She was instinctively trying to save Lawrence and things went awry.]]

* NotEvenBotheringWithTheAccent: {{Justified|Trope}} with Lawrence, since in this version he spent most of his life in America where his accent probably dissipated, but it's possible to still hear Sir Anthony's lilt.
** Also since Benicio is a native Spanish speaker, his accent does seem to slip in a few scenes with varying degrees.
*** ''Might'' be justifiable as well, since his mother in this version was visibly of some Spanish decent.
*** But he still gets Brownie Points for a good effort.

* OnlyICanKillHim: After many days of sleepless research, Gwen discovers only how to kill Talbot, not how to cure him. In desperation she searches for the Gypsy fortune-teller, but she only confirms it: A werewolf can only be slain with silver, ''and'' only by someone who loves him.
* OrWasItADream?: Did Gwen really visit Lawrence in the Asylum or was she just a hallucination?
** She probably did visit, although Lawrence was probably so whacked out his memories of her visit became very convoluted and hallucination filled.
* [[spoiler: PaterFamilicide: Given that John is the one who killed his wife and Ben and probably would have succeeded in killing Larry if the hunters hadn't come along...]]

* PapaWolf: An instance of this occurs when Sir John tries to protect Larwrence from the angry mob trying to capture him by '''shooting''' at them, and possibly even blinding someone in the process, [[PetTheDog showing]] that he may truly [[WellDoneSonGuy care for his son]].
** [[spoiler:''Highly'' Subverted when he ends up trying to kill Lawrence later on after revealing he already killed his brother and mother...and that he's a werewolf himself...TraumaCongaLine much?]]
** [[spoiler:Also subverted when he lets the angry mob drag Lawrence off to an insane asylum right after the poor guy wakes up after the full moon and is scared and confused.]]

* ThePowerOfLove: Lawrence's feelings for Gwen[[spoiler: bring out what's left of his humanity, but only right before Gwen "sets him free."]]

* RevisedEnding: Apparently the original ending, in the rough draft of the screenplay that was leaked online before the movie's release, had Lawrence[[spoiler: ''throw himself off a cliff'' in order to save Gwen from himself. Yeah, glad they re-worked that one.]]

* SequelHook: [[spoiler:Lawrence Talbot bites Inspector Abberline]]

** Plus, Sir John beating the crap out of Lawrence with said cane [[spoiler: but not in self defense, oh, [[OffingTheOffspring far from it]]]]
** The telescope
** Also a possible ShoutOut combined with a meta-example of a StealthPun:
*** Lawrence, who has lived in the United States since he was a child, and who has recently contracted lycanthropy, is sent to an asylum in London. Making him, naturally, ''Film/AnAmericanWerewolfInLondon''.

** del Toro's Talbot bears a striking resemblance to OliverReed's Leon from the HammerHorror ''Film/TheCurseOfTheWerewolf.''
*** And you don't get more Spanish with a name like Benicio del Toro.
*** The idea that love might inhibit the transformation is also from ''Curse''.
** Also might be a subtle shout out to ''Film/WerewolfOfLondon''. Not just for the fact Lawrence terrorized London for part of the film, but mainly for the ending scenes. [[spoiler: Lawrence stays alive long enough to thank Gwen for shooting him and reassures her that it was the right thing to do, much like Dr. Glendon reassures his wife and friends in a similar nature.]]
*** [[spoiler:And the remake keeps it shorter, simpler, and much more [[TearJerker emotional]] than ''Film/WerewolfOfLondon'' which got long winded, wordy and a little silly.]]
** The fact that [[spoiler: Sir John received the curse from the bite of a feral child is an even subtler one. In the earliest treatment of the original movie, the titular Wolf Man would have been an orphan raised by wolves. This upbringing would have been the source of his lycanthropy.]]
*** [[spoiler: He received the bite in ''Tibet'', just like Dr. Glendon]]

* SilverBullet: What kind of remake would it be if it didn't have at least one silver bullet?
** And [[RedHerring unlike the original]], [[spoiler:the silver bullet is actually fired into a werewolf's body!]]

* SupernatutralGoldEyes: Werewolves' eyes turn gold as part of their transformation.

* TheseHandsHaveKilled / BloodOnTheseHands: Lawrence the morning after his first transformation.
** ''"You've done terrible things..."''

* WithGreatPowerComesGreatInsanity:[[spoiler: Sir John's lycanthropy has most certainly gone to his head.]]

*** [[spoiler: Not to mention that he received the bite in ''Tibet'', just like Dr. Glendon]]

* TraumaCongaLine: Things just keep [[ItGotWorse getting worse]] for Lawrence...

* EyesOfGold: Werewolves' eyes turn gold as part of their transformation.

* DeathByCameo: Rick Baker (the head make-up designer for the remake's wolfman and noted special effects guru for films like ''AnAmericanWerewolfInLondon'') plays one of the first victims.

*** Lawrence, who has lived in the United States since he was a child, and who has recently contracted lycanthropy, is sent to an asylum in London. Making him, naturally, AnAmericanWerewolfInLondon.

** del Toro's Talbot bears a striking resemblance to OliverReed's Leon from the HammerHorror ''Curse of the Werewolf.''

*** [[spoiler:And the remake keeps it shorter, simpler, and much more [[TearJerker emotional]] than ''WerewolfOfLondon'' which got long winded, wordy and a little silly.]]

** [[spoiler: Not to mention that he received the bite in ''Tibet'', just like Dr. Glendon]]

** [[Not to mention that he received the bite in ''Tibet'', just like Dr. Glendon]]